Smoking article
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsRyan Daniel Selby, Ryan Karkairan
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Abstract
An improved, cleaner functioning smoking article is provided, comprising a aerosol forming substrate engineered to include airflow channels. Features include a hollow tube, which may be comprised of various materials, including the material for vaporization itself, within the engineered material, such as tobacco, for efficient vaporization. Other features include a hollow, inverted cone to permit air ingress in a closed bottomed HNB cigarette, and a capsule cigarette designed to retain loose leaf and original material for clean vaporization.
Claims16
An aerosol forming substrate for a smoking article comprising at least one air channel which runs substantially through the aerosol forming substrate, wherein the aerosol forming substrate is comprised of at least one sheet of reconstituted tobacco rolled to form a substantially cylindrical tube which is disposed substantially longitudinally through the aerosol forming substrate and the substantially cylindrical tube includes perforations, the air channel being disposed directly on an outer surface of the aerosol forming substrate.
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